HORIZON 5th GRADE ART

Overarching Concept: CONNECTIONS

Essential Question: How does art connect to the world around me?

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Zentangle Designs Students will begin the quarter by discussing each of the Horizon HI-5s and how they are used

in school and in art class.

Students will explore pattern and design through the practice of the Zentangle drawing

technique.

Students will expand their skills by including shading with at least five values in several of their

patterns. This unit is designed to reinforce classroom and schoolwide expectations and norms.

Jazz Collage and Printmaking

Students will create a collagraph print of a musical instrument over a textured collage.

Students will explore jazz music and the Harlem Renaissance through the art of Romare

Bearden and by listening to musical selections that are also discussed in their music classes.

Students will use repetition and rhythm to connect visual art to this important musical

movement.

Focus Questions:

How are music and art related?

What is the Harlem Renaissance and why is it an important part of American history?

What is printmaking?

How do artists and musicians use rhythm?

Expressive Abstract Mask Sculptures and Oil Pastel Drawings

Students will create expressive relief mask sculptures using cardboard, acrylic paint, and oil

pastels. Students will use color schemes to create expression after exploring traditional African

masks. Students will investigate the artwork of Pablo Picasso and compare and contrast the

influences of African art. Students will create an oil pastel drawing of their mask deepening

their understanding of working in a theme.

Focus Questions:

How can art show expression?

What is abstract art?

How is African art similar or different to Pablo Picasso’s abstract style?

How was Lois Mailou Jones inspired by African art?

Monochromatic Landscape Painting Students will create a monochromatic nighttime landscape painting using acrylic paint.

Students will mix white paint with a base color to make a progression of light to dark tints.

Students will learn about craftsmanship and attention to detail by painting branches using

realism.

Students will investigate artists Hiroshige and Vincent Van Gogh to explore the landscape

genre.

Focus Questions:

How do artists organize color?

What is a monochromatic color scheme?

Why do artists create landscapes?

Bison Print Students will create a symmetrical print of a bison using tempera paint. Students will create

warm or cool textured backgrounds using the wax resist watercolor technique. Students will

investigate the artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe and discuss Oklahoma state symbols.

Focus Questions:

How do artists organize color?

What are warm and cool color schemes?

How do artists use symbols?